399: This midweek start should be Day’s toughest challenge of the season, as Tennessee Tech leads Division I with 399 total hits. The Golden Eagles rank second in runs scored (300), third in home runs (57) and fourth in doubles (81) as one of the most productive lineups in the nation. Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin could face some tough decisions if Day gives up early runs because the Commodores need to save their bullpen for the Florida series.

Vanderbilt’s Jeren Kendall (3) watches his RBI single in the third inning against Washington in the NCAA Regional on June 4, 2016.

16: Vanderbilt has hit a league-high 16 home runs in SEC games only, highlighting a recent power surge after a slow start to the season. The Commodores have hit at least one home run in nine of their 12 SEC games, and the long balls have come from predictable sources. In SEC games, Jeren Kendall has five homers, Julian Infante has four and Will Toffey has three. The trend is especially notable this week because Florida pitchers have allowed only four home runs in SEC games, the fewest in the conference.

2: Vanderbilt is only two games back from first place in both the East Division and overall SEC standings, and they are tied with Florida. Both teams are 6-6 and trail Kentucky (8-4) and South Carolina (7-5) in the East with 18 conference games remaining. Vanderbilt already beat South Carolina 2-to-1 and lost to Kentucky 2-to-1 in their series. If the Commodores could win this week’s series over Florida, the schedule sets up for a possible push toward the top. Their next two series are against Georgia (4-8) and Tennessee (3-9), the bottom teams in the East.

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